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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,068 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morgan State is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a small school located in Utica, New York that handed out 6 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #3 spot on the list. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Rowan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RPI is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
New York Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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